Established in 1975, this $25,000 award recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous calendar year. The prize includes a ten-day residency at Glen Hollow in Naples, New York, and distribution of the winning book to hundreds of Academy of American Poets members.

The Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize honors the memory of Lenore Marshall (1897-1971), a poet, novelist, essayist, and political activist. She was the author of three novels, three books of poetry, a collection of short stories, and selections from her notebooks.

The 2025 contest is open to any book of original poetry, in English, published in the United States during 2024 in a standard edition (48 pages or more) by a living poet. Books must be submitted in the year after their publication, which means that books published in 2025 may not be submitted for consideration until 2026. Self-published books are not eligible.

Submissions for the 2025 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize are accepted from January 1, 2025 to May 15, 2025.

The judges of the 2025 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize are Hayan Charara, Suzanne Gardinier, and Lisa Olstein.

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